4. Henri Lachambre’s Paris balloon factory, c 1890s

Henri Lachambre was a French manufacturer of balloons. His factory was in the Paris suburb Vaugirard. He also participated in ballooning himself and attained a number of 500 ascents. Lachambre supplied balloons to both the US Signal Corps and the ill-fated arctic mission of S. A. Andrée in 1897.

6. Maharajah of Jodhpur, late 19th century

7. What the Museum of Natural History is hiding in its Basement

“It all started when I happened to catch a glimpse through a basement window of the Museum of Natural History Vienna one night: an office with a desk, a computer, shelves and a stuffed antelope. This experience left me wondering: what does a museum look like behind the scenes? How are exhibits stored when they are not on display?” – Klaus Pichler

8. The Pigeon Express

9. A municipal bat-roost in San Antonio, Texas

For size, notice the man standing on the lower part of the structure.

“Dr. Charles Campbell and a “municipal bat-roost” in San Antonio, Texas (“for one of man’s best friends”), his idea for mosquito control at a time when malaria was a major public health problem in the U.S.

Disguised as a favorite bat habitat — a church steeple, complete with cross — the roost was fitted with a trapdoor and stilts to facilitate the harvesting of guano by the wagonload for use as fertilizer. 1914”

10. The mausoleums of Mexico’s drug lords.

Jardines Del Humaya is a cemetery outside the city of Culiacán, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Sinaloa is known for its drug related activities and violence. The cemetery has gained notoriety for its mausoleums built for deceased cartel members that are unique and lavish in their style. They resemble real life houses and associated opulence that these cartel members were used to prior to their deaths.